By: Ryder

character reflections

What object is most

important to the
character?
I think that the picture of her
dad is the most important object to
her because this is the only thing
she has close to a dad. I had no
such memories to cry over(3).
Worse, [my dad] had no memories
of me(3).

What color
represents this
character?
I think That a
blue-green color
would represent
this chapter
because she is
sad and she
plants a green
plant. My own
tears had come as
well(1). I now
placed a bean in

Explain a narrators tone.

I think the tone is
confident because she is
confident to show her father
that she is worth something
and is her child. I would
show [my dad] that I was his
daughter(3).

Da
d

How was the narrator

CHANGED after
visiting the garden?
After Ana left the
garden, she was scared
that she would make the
same mistake when she
stares out the window.
That afternoon I bought
binoculars(8).

How can you

relate to this
character?
How does this relate
to something in
history?
She said that she
Watched out the window
during the time blacks
and
Whites were separated.
Gibb

I can relate to
her because I like to
know what
everybody is doing.
She did this too in
the book and
wanted to know
everything. Why do
I need TV when I
have forty-eight

Predict what
will happen
next
I think he will
make a garden with
that shovel and
clear out the junk in
the lot. That
Monday I brought a
shovel home from
work(12).

Explai
n
chara how this
cter is
simila
difere
r or
nt to a
chara
cter in nother
this n
This ch
ovel.
aracte
from
r is

Ana be
difere
cause
person
of thei nt
alities.
r
Wende
scared
l
l is
to answ
while A
er the
phone
na wan
ts to k
is goin
no
g on i n
everyo w what
point o
nes
f view.

doesn
M
t ring m y phone
u
suits m
e fine. ch, which
T
the ne
ws abo hats how I g
ot
ut
dead li
ke a do our boy sho
t
g
street
(9). W on the
h y do
when I
I need
have f
TV
o
apartm
rty-eig
ht
e

from
Cite a line
r
the chapte
hink
that you t
he
sums up t
narrator

ch
But a pat
in this
of ground
-I can
trashy lot
change
This is
.
)
2
1
(

t
a
h
t
really the
life.
narrator s
is life
h
t
n
e
p
s
e
H
,
doing this
hings.
planting t

What is one word that

would describe the
narrator.
One word to describe
him would be deceived.
He was deceived that his
father didnt know
anything when he moved
to America, but he was
wrong when he planted
the seeds in the soil.
Another thing that he
was deceived by is the
Brady Bunch. he thought
it actually taught them
something about
America, but it doesnt.
TV doesnt tell you
anything about America
except we want money.
One afternoon I was
watching TV, getting
smart on The Brady
bunch(15).

What
i
this c s theme
How has
of
hapt
the narra
er?
tor
I thin
c
h
a
nged afte
k The
them
r visiting
the gard
e of t
en ?
chap
h
ter is is
His opini
migh
peop
on of his
t see
le
father ch
m
anged. H
difer
e
ent t
t
h
ought his
han w
they
f
a
ther
really
hat
was like
a kid w h
Gonz
en
alo fi are.
h
e
moved to
nds o
that
America.
his fa
ut
H
i
s
o
p
inion cha
t
prod
nged
uce f her is a
a
f
t
e
r
h
a
e
and h
rm
learned h
is
e is a er
f
a
t
her was
on gr
n exp
an exper
owin
e
t
a
r
t
t
g
r
o
g pla
wing foo
I rea
d.
nt
li
Hed ch
know zed I did s!
anged fr
nt
om a
anyth
b
a
by to a m
abou
i
n
g
an(17).
t gro
w
food
and t ing
h
k

Im
Gonzalo
s
father!

How
this can you
char
acte relate to
r?
M

to th y mom
c
i
beca s charac an relate
t
does use if somer
her, nt seem ething
s
throu he will w fair to
her w gh it unt ork
havin ay. I kn il it goes
e
thing g to say w Id be
twen to fiftee the som
n
e
folks ty govern or
(20
men
).
t

How does the

setting change the
character?
After Leona
visited the garden,
she wanted to keep it
for the public. After
looking at all the good
that was being done,
she decided to take it
for the public. When I
say the gardens
going, I said to
myself, I believe Ill
plant me a patch of
goldenrod right

What symbol best

represents this
character?
I think a heart
would represent this
person because the
moment she saw the
garden, she wanted
to create her own
garden. When I say
the gardens going, I
said to myself, I
believe Ill plant me a
patch of goldenrod
right here(19).

How has the

narrator changed
after visiting the
garden?
When he was at
home and doing his
normal stuf, he never
had the need to have
a garden. But when he
went to the garden, he
wanted to plant
something there. I
wanted one now, only
this time I was
seventy-eight to be
exact, and in no

Choose a color that

represents this character.
I think grey would
represent this character
because he is sort of
neutral. He goes with
everybody and tries to
make everybody friends.
Youve seen fishermen
mending the rips in their
nets. Thats what I do, only
with people(24).

Cite one word from

the chapter that is
most important to
the chapter.

paradise(23)
Is the word I would
choose. That is what
the garden looked
like when Sam saw
the garden. He
thought that people
working together was
The most beautiful
thing

How can you

relate to this
character?
I can relate to
this character
because I like to
sleep in to. Id
planned on
sleeping till noon
to celebrate(30).

How has the narrator

changed after visiting
the garden?
His whole life has
changed. His hopes
have changed. Since
his dad got the plants,
he has been promised
a bike. Also, he has
more responsibilities
like watering them in
the morning. That
lettuce was like having
a new baby in the
family. And I was like its
mother(33).

What
ob
impor ject is mos
ta
t
chara nt to this
cter?
I think
the
lettuc
e is th
e
impor
tant b most
ecaus
that is
e
what
hi
father
and h s
im wa
to do,
nt
grow
p
make
l
lots o ants to
f mon
my f
ey
ather
promi .
to we
sed
d
enoug make
h
buy a money to
n[
bike( 18]
34).

Explain a
narrators
tone.
At the very
beginning
of the
book, she
is
really scar
ed.
This shows
that
when face
d with
trouble, sh
e will
act this wa
y. This
is her true
feeling. A
fraid to
on sidewa
lk with
people(31
).

Choose
a color
that repr
esents
this char
acter. I
think the
color
that wou
ld
represen best
t her is a
light blu
e. She
gets sad
, but
eventua
lly
gets a lo she
t happie
r.

t er
p
a
h
c
es tis hing in
o
d
w
Ho
met
o
s
o
t
relate
y?
s not
a
w
histor
n
w
This to est towns
eb
h
t
ot
f
g
o
y
e
e
n
h
o
rld. T ng
o
w
e
i n th
havi
y
b
t
h
g
this ri e rob her
n
someo The robber
[
store.
out]

e theme
h
t
is
t
a
h
W
pter?
of this cha
I think the
this
theme of
tions
c
a
is
r
e
t
p
cha
der than
u
o
l
k
a
e
p
s
rtis
words. Cu
back
n
i
w
t

n
d
l
cou
just
y
b
l
r
i
g
s
i
h
r, h e
e
h
o
t
g
in
k
tal
with his
t
i
o
d
o
t
had
h at h e
t
s
e
o
t
a
m
to
ng for
was growi
decided
her. So I
some
r
e
h
e
v
i
g
to
d(41).
a
e
t
s
n
i
s
d
dee

Cite one wo
rd from
the chapte
r that is
most impo
rtant.
I think the
most impo
rtant
word is
Deeds(41
). I
think that b
ecause
the whole c
hapter
is about him
trying
to win back
his girl
by planting
crops.

E xp l
a
simi in how t
la
h
char r or dife is chara
cter
acte
rent
r.
t
o
anot is
I thin
her
k tha
simi
lar t
t
are m han C Wendel
l
u
in W en tryin rtis. The is
g
e
y bo
t
dife ndells c to impr
ess( h
rent
ase,
or
l
is th
h
eir p ady. One elp) a
lant
Wen
know diferen
dell
ce
know
plan
ledg
ts th
e
s
an C more a .

is most
t
c
e
j
b
o
What
to this
t
n
a
t
r
o
imp
person?
most
e
h
t
k
n
i
h
It
son is
r
e
p
t
n
a
import
in a
s
i
e
H
.
s
Mr. Myle
i v es
g
d
n
a
r
i
a
wheelch
ance to
h
c
e
h
t
him
ing.
h
t
e
m
o
s
plant
later,
s
e
t
u
n
i
Thirty m d
nte
hed pla
pies,
p
o
p
,
s
k
hollyhoc
and
8).
4
(

s
n
o
g
snapdra

How does this relate to

some kind of media?
This relates to the
article I read called
Goodness of
Gardening. It is about
how gardening can help
disabled people recover.
This reminds me about
how Nora does this with
Mr. Myles. ...And built up
a fine sweat shoveling
dirt(48).

What color best represents

this character?
I think red best
represents this character
because she loves her
patients. She wanted to
give Mr. Myles some joy by
letting him farm.
Gardening boring?
Never!(49).

How can you relate to

this character? I can
relate to this character
because of her anger.
Sometimes I get really
angry and cant think
right. She is so angry
at her baby that she
doesnt even want to
live! Uhhhhg-Ryder
Felton

What cooler best

represents the
character.
I think that blue
represents this
character is blue
because this character
is so sad. She has
things that have
happened to her that
she doesnt want and
is just a depressing
character in general.

How has this character

changed after they visited
the garden?
Her attitude has
completely changed. She
used to hate the world
before she was in the
garden, but after she visited
the garden, she loved it!
And for just that minute I
stopped wishing my baby
would die(57).

What is the th
eme of
this chapter?
I think the them
e
of this chapter
is dont
judge a book b
y its
cover. He thou
ght that
the people the
re
wouldnt talk to
him and
he thought tha
t they
weren't friendly
, but he
was wrong. T
he
eggplants gav
e them
an excuse for
breaking
the rules and s
tarting a
conversation(
59).

What is the
narrator's tone?
e
I thought that h
. He
is sort of happy
r
at the end. ...o
son
perhaps no rea
the
was needed for
party(63).

Choose an image for this

chapter
I think an image would
be a mask. The other
cultures have put on
different masks that Amir
doesnt think are masks. It
is stereotypes that have
been created that are the
masks. Back then, I didnt
know it was you(64).

would
t
a
h
w
t
ic
d
e
r
P
pter.
a
h
c
is
th
r
e
ft
happen a
e

na will b
I think that A
different
a
to
e
v
o
m
forced to
She said
l.
te
o
h
e
th
room in
at they were
th
r
te
p
a
h
c
r
in he
for hotel
a
tr
x
e
g
in
rg
cha
verlook the
o
t
a
th
s
m
o
ro
ight not
m
e
h
s
d
n
a
garden
oney And
m
h
g
u
o
n
e
have
l landlords
te
o
h
e
th
re
befo
re for for
o
m
g
in
rg
a
h
started c
ok on the
lo
t
a
th
ts
n
e
apartm
garden(66).

Predic
t
happe what will
n nex
t.
I think
th
garde
n will at the
sta
over a
gain b rt all
ec
she sa
ys tha ause
tK
was th
ere ag im
plantin
a
g here in and
beans
. It w Lima
as a li
orient
ttle
al girl,
with a
trowe
la
bag o nd a plastic
f li
a
beans ma
(57).

Explain how a character

is similar to another.
I think Ana is similar
to this character because
they both watch the
garden. They both are
interested in it and want
to be in it with the people.
Also, they are both
females. I had to settle
for being a watcher(66).